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Sven Buerki
Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences at Boise State University.
I am broadly interested in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular evolution and reproducible science.
Research Experience
Assistant Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
Boise State University, ID
present - 2017
Research associate
Missouri Botanical Garden
Saint-Louis, MO
2020 - 2019
Senior Curator in Charge, Ferns and General herbarium I & II
Department of Life Sciences
Natural History Museum, London, UK
2017 - 2016
Researcher
Department of Life Sciences
Natural History Museum, London, UK
2016 - 2015
Plant Evolutionary Biologist
Jodrell Laboratory
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
2014 - 2012
Marie-Curie postdoctoral fellow
Jodrell Laboratory
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK
2012 - 2010
- Funded by the Marie-Curie Intra-European program
SNSF postdoctoral fellow
Real Jardin Botanico
Madrid, Spain
2010 - 2009
- Funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation
Research Assistant
Department of Evolutionary Botany
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2005 - 2003
Education
PhD thesis
Department of Evolutionary Botany
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2009 - 2005
- Worldwide biogeography and systematics of Sapindaceae: a molecular and taxonomic survey combining large data sets and novel methodological approaches
Master of Science in Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution (with high distinction)
Department of Evolutionary Botany
University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
2005 - 2000
- Biogeography and systematics of the genus Gouania (Rhamnaceae) in the western Indian Ocean
Teaching Experience
VIP: Genome 2 phenome
Department of Biological Sciences
Boise State University, ID
present - 2020
- Undergraduate and graduate level class
BIOL497 & BIOL597 – Special Topics, Genomics & Bioinformatics
Department of Biological Sciences
Boise State University, ID
present - 2017
- Undergraduate and graduate level class
EEB 603 – Reproducible Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Boise State University, ID
- Graduate level class
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2020 - 2018
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External referee
Publications in peer-reviewed journals
- Citation = 2162
- H-index = 26
- I10-index = 54
I have authored 100 Web of Knowledge papers (among which 28 as first and 28 as senior author) with 213 co-authors based in 37 countries, demonstrating my international recognition and my ability to collaborate with other scientists in a wide range of fields.
#100 Typification, nomenclature and taxonomy of Pandanaceae described by Otto Warburg
Willdenowia. In press.
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2020
- Callmander MW, Vogt R, Donatelli A, Buerki S, Neppi C.
#99 Two new genera of Sapindaceae (Cupanieae) from the southern Pacific: Lepidocupania and Neoarytera
Candollea. In press.
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- Buerki S, Munzinger J, PP Lowry II, Callmander MW.
#98 New combinations for two species in the genus Synima (Sapindaceae, Cupanieae) from Queensland (Australia)
Candollea. In press.
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- Callmander MW, Ford AJ, Buerki S.
#97 (0000) Proposal to conserve the name Pandanus ornatus Kurz (Benstonea ornata) against P. ornatus W. Bull with a conserved type (Pandanaceae)
Taxon. In press.
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- Callmander MW, Buerki S, Gereau RE.
#96 Neotypification of Pandanus odorifer, the correct name for P. odoratissimus (Pandanaceae)
Taxon. In press.
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- Callmander MW, Gallaher T, McNeill J, Beentje H, Nadaf AB, Middelton D, Buerki S.
#95 Evolutionary origins of three rare Alpine-endemic species of Lomatium (Apiaceae) in the Wallowa and Elkhorn mountains of Northeastern Oregon
International Journal of Plant Sciences, 181: 748-765.
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- Ottenlips MS, Feist MAE, Mansfield DH, Plunkett GM, Buerki S, Smith JF.
- doi:10.1086/709373 (IF2018: 1.425)
#94 New Guinea has the world’s richest island flora
Nature, 584: 579-583.
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- Camara-Leret R, …, Buerki S, …, van Welzen PC.
- doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2549-5 (IF2018: 43.070)
#93 Novelties from the Northern Mountains Complex of Madagascar V: A new threatened Pandanus (Pandanaceae) from the Kalobinono massif
Candollea, 75: 99-105.
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- Callmander MW, Razakamalala R, Luino I, Lala Andriamarisoa R, Buerki S.
- doi:10.15553/c2020v751a10 (IF2018: 0.561)
#92 Intraspecific variation in surface water uptake in a perennial desert shrub
Functional Ecology, 34: 1170-1179.
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- Zaiats A, Brynne L, Germino M, Serpe M, Richardson B, Buerki S, Caughlin T.
- doi:10.1111/1365-2435.13546 (IF2018: 5.03)
#91 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia
Systematic Botany, 45: 156-162.
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- Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1600/036364420X15801369352414 (IF2018: 1.259)
#90 The ghost fruits of Madagascar: Identifying dysfunctional seed dispersal in Madagascar’s endemic flora
Biological Conservation, 242: 108438.
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- Albert-Daviaud A, Buerki S, Onjalalaina GE, Perillo S, Rabarijaona R, Razafindratsima OH, Sato H, Valenta K, Wright PC, Stuppy W.
- doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2020.108438 (IF2018: 4.451)
#89 Influences of a prolific gut fungus (Zancudomyces culisetae) on larval and adult mosquito (Aedes aegypti) – Associated Microbiota
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80: e02334-19.
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- Frankel-Bricker J, Buerki S, Feris K, White MM.
- doi:10.1128/AEM.02334-19 (IF2018: 4.077)
- Published with graduate student.
#88 Biogeography and ecological diversification of a mayfly clade in New Guinea
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 7: 233.
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2019
- Cozzarolo C-S, Balke M, Buerki S, Arrigo N, Pitteloud C, Gueuning M, Salamin N, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
- doi:10.3389/fevo.2019.00233 (IF2018: 2.686)
#87 The role of Antarctica in biogeographical reconstruction: A point of view.
International Journal of Plant Sciences, 180: 63-71.
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- de la Estrella M, Buerki S, Vasconcelos T, Lucas EJ, Forest F.
- doi:10.1086/700581 (IF2016: 1.748)
#86 Shedding new light on the origin and spread of the brinjal eggplant (Solanum melongena L.; Solanaceae) and its wild relatives
American Journal of Botany, 105: 1175-1187.
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2018
- Aubriot X, Knapp S, Syfert M, Poczai P, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1002/ajb2.1133 (IF2017: 2.788)
#85 A new species and a new synonym in Pandanus subg. Rykia (Pandanaceae) in Thailand
Candollea, 73: 115-120.
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- Callmander MW, Buerki S.
- doi:10.15553/c2018v731a12 (IF2016: 0.462)
#84 A new micro-endemic species of Alectryon (Sapindaceae) from Koghis forest, New Caledonia
Scientific Reports, 8: 6053.
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- Forest F, Baloch E, Brummitt NA, Bachman S, Moat J, Ickert-Bond S, Hollingsworth PM, Liston A, Little DP, Mathews S, Rai H, Rydin C, Stevenson DW, Thomas P, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1038/s41598-018-24365-4 (IF2016: 4.259)
#83 Museum collections are the key to studying lemurs’ diet: gastrointestinal morphology of Cheirogaleus major
Systematics and Biodiversity, 16: 483-487.
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- Buerki S, Portela Miguez R.
- doi:10.1080/14772000.2018.1430708 (IF2016: 2.127)
#82 Elevation in tropical sky islands as the common driver in structuring genes and communities of freshwater organisms
Scientific Reports, 7: 16089.
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2017
- Gueuning M, Suchan T, Rutschmann S, Gattolliat J-L, Jamsari A, Kamil AI, Pitteloud C, Buerki S, Balke M, Sartori M, Alvarez N.
- doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16069-y (IF2016: 4.259)
#81 Alectryon vitiensis: A new species of Sapindaceae endemic to Fiji
Novon, 25: 4210-429.
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- Buerki S, Lowry II PP, Munzinger J, Tuiwawa M, Naikatini A, Callmander MW.
- doi:10.3417/D-16-00006 (IF2016: 0.512)
#80 Untangling the reticulate history of species complexes and horticultural breeds in Abelia (Caprifoliaceae)
Annals of Botany, 120: 257-269.
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- Landrein S, Buerki S, Wang H-F, Clarkson J.
- doi:10.1093/aob/mcw279 (IF2016: 4.041)
#78 How old are island endemics?
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 121: 469-474.
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- Pillon Y, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1093/biolinnean/blx005 (IF2015: 2.288)
#77 Large-scale phylogeny of Amorphophallus (Araceae) derived from nuclear and plastid sequences reveals new subgeneric delineation
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 184: 32-45.
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- Claudel C, Buerki S, Chatrou LW, Antonelli A, Alvarez N, Hetterscheid W.
- doi:10.1093/botlinnean/box013 (IF2015: 2.523)
#76 Climatic niche evolution is faster in sympatric than allopatric lineages of the butterfly genus Pyrgus
Proceedings of the Royal Society, B, 284: 20170208.
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- Pitteloud C, Arrigo N, Suchan T, Mastretta-Yanes A, Vila R, Dinca V, Hernández-Roldán J, Brockmann E, Chittaro Y, Kleckova I, Fumagalli L, Buerki S¶, Pellicier L¶, Alvarez N¶.
- doi:10.1098/rspb.2017.0208 (IF2015: 4.82)
- ¶These authors supervised this work together and are considered as joint last authors.
#75 How many genera of vascular plants are endemic to New Caledonia? A critical review based on phylogenetic evidence
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 183: 177-198.
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- Pillon Y, Barrabé L, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1093/botlinnean/bow001 (IF2015: 2.523)
- REVIEW
#74 Biogeographical patterns of Myrcia s.l. (Myrtaceae) and their correlation with geological and climatic history in the Neotropics
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 108: 34-48.
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- Santos M, Lucas E, Sano PT, Buerki S, Staggemeier VG, Forest F.
- doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2017.01.012 (IF2015: 3.792)
#73 Two new threatened species of Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae) from Sabah (Borneo, Malaysia)
Candollea, 71: 257-263.
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2016
- Callmander MW, Buerki S.
- doi:10.15553/c2016v712a10 (IF2015: 0.386)
#72 Biogeography and evolution of the screw-pine genus Benstonea Callm. & Buerki (Pandanaceae)
Candollea, 71: 217-229.
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- Buerki S, Gallaher T, Booth T, Brewer G, Forest F, Callmander MW.
- doi:10.15553/c2016v712a8 (IF2015: 0.386)
#71 Pleurostylia serrulata and two allied new species from Africa are actually members of the New World Crossopetalum (Celastraceae)
Systematic Botany, 41: 851-864.
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- Darbyshire I, Simmons MP, Cappa JJ, Breteler FJ, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1600/036364416X693955 (IF2015: 1.098)
#70 Molecular phylogenetics and molecular clock dating of Sapindales based on plastid rbcL, atpB and trnL-trnF DNA sequences
Taxon, 65: 1019-1036.
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- Muellner-Riehl AN, Weeks A, Clayton JW, Buerki S, Nauheimer L, Chiang Y-C, Cody S, Pell SK.
- doi:10.12705/655.5 (IF2015: 2.9)
#69 Lifting the curtain on our knowledge of New Guinean Benstonea (Pandanaceae)
Phytotaxa, 275: 168-174.
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- Callmander MW, Keim AP, Heatbun CD, Homot P, Buerki S.
- doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.275.2.8 (IF2015: 1.318)
#68 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Storthocalyx Baill. (Sapindaceae)
Systematic Botany, 41: 387-400.
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- Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Buerki S, Callmander MW.
- doi:10.1600/036364416X691902 (IF2014: 1.229)
#67 Generic delimitations, biogeography and evolution in the tribe Coleeae (Bignoniaceae), endemic to Madagascar and the smaller islands of the western Indian Ocean
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 96: 178-186.
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- Callmander MW, Phillipson PB, Plunkett GM, Edwards MB, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.11.016 (IF2014: 3.916)
#66 Collections-based research in the genomic era
Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 117: 5-10.
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- Buerki S, Baker WJ.
- doi:10.1111/bij.12721 (IF2014: 2.264)
#64 A macro-ecological perspective on CAM photosynthesis evolution in Afro-Madagascan drylands: Eulophiinae orchids as a case study
New Phytologist, 208(2): 469-481
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- Bone RE, Smith JAC, Arrigo N, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1111/nph.13572 (IF2014: 7.672)
#63 The genus Pandanus Parkinson (Pandanaceae) on Halmahera Island (Moluccas, Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species and a key to the species on the island
Candollea, 70: 179-195.
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- Callmander MW, Keim AP, Buerki S, Phillipson PB.
- doi:10.15553/c2015v702a2 (IF2014: 0.468)
#62 Phylogenetics of Eulophiinae (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae): evolutionary patterns and implications for generic delimitation
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 179: 43-56.
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- Bone RE, Cribb PJ, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1111/boj.12299 (IF2014: 2.53)
#61 Novitates neocaledonicae II. Acropogon moratianus Callm., Munzinger & Lowry, sp. nov. (Malvaceae, Sterculieae): a rare and threatened new species from New Caledonia
Adansonia, sér. 3., 37(1): 131-137.
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- Callmander MW, Munzinger J, Buerki S, Lowry II PP.
- doi:10.5252/a2015n1a8 (IF2014: 0.500)
#60 Evolutionary history and leaf succulence as explanations for medicinal use in aloes and the global popularity of Aloe vera
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 15: 29.
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- Grace OM, Buerki S, Symonds MRE, Forest F, van Wyk AE, Smith GF, Klopper RR, Bjorå CS, Neale S, Demissew S, Simmonds MSJ, Rønsted N.
- doi:10.1186/s12862-015-0291-7 (IF2013: 3.41)
#59 Incorporating evolutionary history into conservation planning in biodiversity hotspots
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, serie B, 370: 20140014.
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- Buerki S, Callmander MW, Bachman S, Moat J, Labat J.-N, Forest F.
- doi:10.1098/rstb.2014.0014 (IF2014: 7.055)
#58 A long distance dispersal hypothesis for the Pandanaceae and the origins of the Pandanus tectorius complex
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 83: 20-32.
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- Gallaher T, Callmander MW, Buerki S, Keeley SC.
- doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2014.11.002 (IF2013: 4.018)
#57 The transfer of Eulophia beravensis Rchb.f. to Oeceoclades Lindl., a genus with its centre of diversity in Madagascar (Eulophiinae, Orchidaceae)
Candollea, 69: 201-205.
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2014
- Bone RE, Sanz E, Buerki S.
- (IF2013: 0.440)
#56 Rediscovery of the genus Tsingya Capuron (Sapindaceae) and its phylogenetic position
Candollea, 69: 195-200.
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- Buerki S, Doherty R, Gautier L, Callmander MW.
- (IF2013: 0.440)
#55 Notes on Benstonea (Pandanaceae) from the islands of Halmahera, New Guinea and Sulawesi
Phytotaxa, 175: 161-165.
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- Callmander MW, Buerki S, AP Keim, Phillipson PB.
- doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.175.3.6 (IF2012: 1.295)
#54 Taxonomic novelties in Neotropical Chrysobalanaceae: towards a monophyletic Couepia
Phytotaxa, 172 : 176-200.
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- Sothers CA, Prance GT, Buerki S, De Kok R, Chase MW.
- doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.172.3.2 (IF2012: 1.295)
#53 Timing and tempo of evolutionary diversification in a biodiversity hotspot: Primulaceae on Indian Ocean islands
Journal of Biogeography, 41: 810-822.
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- Strijk JS, Bone R, Thébaud C, Buerki S, Fritsch PW, Hodkinson TR, Strasberg D.
- doi:10.1111/jbi.12259 (IF2012: 4.863)
#52 Proto-South-East Asia as a trigger of early angiosperms diversification
Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, Special Issue: Ecology and evolution on oceanic islands: broadening the botanical perspective, 174: 326-333.
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- Buerki S, Forest F, Alvarez N.
- doi:10.1111/boj.12129 (IF2012: 2.589)
#51 Mediterranean origin and Miocene–Holocene Old World diversification of meadow fescues and ryegrasses (Festuca subgenus Schedonorus and Lolium)
Journal of Biogeography, 41: 600-614.
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- Inda LA, Sanmartin I, Buerki S, Catalan P.
- doi:10.1111/jbi.12211 (IF2012: 4.863)
#50 Pollinator shifts as trigger of speciation in painted petal irises (Lapeirousia: Iridaceae)
Annals of Botany, Special issue on Pollinator-driven speciation, 113: 357-371.
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- Forest F, Goldblatt P, Manning JC, Baker D, Colville J, Devey DS, Jose S, Kaye M, Buerki S.
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/aob/mct248
#49 New Caledonian lineages of Psychotria (Rubiaceae) reveal different evolutionary histories and the largest documented plant radiation for the archipelago
Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 71: 15-35.
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- Barrabé L, Maggia L, Pillon Y, Rigault F, Mouly A, Davis AP, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2013.10.020 (5-Year IF: 4.107)
#48 A taxonomic revision of the endemic New Caledonian genus Podonephelium Baillon (Sapindaceae)
Systematic Botany, 38: 1105-1124.
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2013
- Munzinger J, Lowry II PP, Callmander MW, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1600/036364413X674814 (5-Year IF: 1.743)
#47 Evolutionary history of the Afro-Madagascan Ixora species (Rubiaceae): species diversification and distribution of key morphological traits inferred from dated molecular phylogenetic trees
Annals of Botany, 112: 1723-1742.
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- Tosh J, Dessein S, Buerki S, Groeninckx I, Mouly A, Bremer B, Smets EF, De Block P.
- doi:10.1093/aob/mct222 (5-Year IF: 4.051)
#46 A snapshot of extinction in action: The decline and imminent demise of the endemic Eligmocarpus Capuron (Caesalpinioideae, Leguminosae) serves as an example of the fragility of Madagascan ecosystems
South African Journal of Botany, Special Issue: Towards a New Classification System for Legumes, 89: 273-280.
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- Devey DS, Forest F, Rakotonasolo F, Ma P, Dentinger BTM, Buerki S.
- doi:10.1016/j.sajb.2013.06.013 (5-Year IF: 1.495)
#45 Corrections to Phytotaxa 112: Update on the systematics of Benstonea (Pandanaceae)
Phytotaxa, 125: 59-60.
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- Callmander MW, Buerki S.
- doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.125.1.9 (IF2012: 1.295)
Books
Using ggtree to Visualize Data on Tree-Like Structure
Current Protocols in Bioinformatics, 69(1):e96
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2020
- G Yu
Gene Ontology Semantic Similarity Analysis Using GOSemSim
Methods in Molecular Biology, 2117:207-215.
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- G Yu
- In: Kidder B. (eds) Stem Cell Transcriptional Networks
- Humana, New York, NY
Conference proceedings
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Southern Medical University
2019
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Zhuhai, CN
Data integration and visualization of phylogenetic trees
Managing Zoonotic Infections in the era of One Health, Oct 2019
Guangzhou Medical University
Two methods for mapping and visualizing associated data on phylogeny using ggtree
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Southern Medical University
Data integration and visualization of phylogenetic trees
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Huazhong Agricultural University
2018
ggtree for tree visualization & annotation
Phylogenetic tree visualization workshop/hackathon, May 2017
The Field Museum of Natural History
2017
Computational Methods in Ecology and Evolution
The Second International Workshop on Environmental Microbiomes, Apr 2017
Sun Yat-sen University
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Guangzhou, CN
2016
ggtree for visualization and annotation of phylogenetic trees
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Renmin University of China